The AI Solution for Finance Teams: WiseLayer Secures $7.2M

WiseLayer, an AI fintech company specializing in digital workers for finance and accounting teams, recently secured $7.2 million funding to further its mission. This round was led by Canaan Partners, with support from K5 Global, The Fintech Fund, Unpopular Ventures, and a group of prominent industry angels.

The funds will support WiseLayer's efforts to optimize its AI tools, focusing on efficiency and precision for finance teams.

WiseLayer's AI workers reduce administrative overhead, increase accuracy, and free up highly skilled finance professionals to focus on strategic growth initiatives.

The industry’s need for AI-powered finance solutions

The financial sector faces mounting pressure to manage compliance and accuracy while reducing manual processes. WiseLayer’s AI workers are tailored to address these challenges by automating repetitive tasks such as:

• Accruals and revenue recognition
• Financial discrepancy detection
• Lease accounting

"What makes WiseLayer wholly unique is our focus on creating specialized digital workers that each perform a specific time-consuming financial function – with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency."

Vik Bellapravalu, CTO and co-founder of WiseLayer

How WiseLayer will use the funds

WiseLayer plans to leverage the $7.2 million to:

• Expand Customer Support: Strengthen client success teams to ensure seamless integration and support for users.
• Enhance Existing AI Workers: Improve the precision and capabilities of its current AI agents, such as Angela and Dennis.
• Develop New Agents: Launch additional AI-powered workers specializing in tasks like bank reconciliations and prepaid expenses.

"Today, Angela automates about 90% of a company’s accrual process. With our novel and secure AI, we’ll get that to about 98% this year."

Jack Gillette, Head of Product at WiseLayer

WiseLayer: a closer look at the company

Founded in 2022 and headquartered in New York City, WiseLayer is revolutionizing finance and accounting workflows with AI-powered digital workers.

The company was founded by industry veterans, including CEO Josh Stein and CTO Vik Bellapravalu, who bring years of experience in finance technology.

WiseLayer integrates with over 300 major tools—including ERP, billing, and HRIS systems—to consolidate data and improve accuracy. Its current offerings include agents like Angela, the AI agent for accruals, and Dennis, the AI agent for financial discrepancies. These specialized tools set WiseLayer apart in the crowded AI fintech market.

"Finance & accounting teams have some of the most brilliant people at any company, yet their brainpower is often spent on recurring administrative and compliance tasks like accruals, rev rec, and more. WiseLayer's mission is to build AI agents to automate these repetitive, laborious processes with precision, so that these highly-skilled people can focus on strategic financial initiatives that drive company growth."

Josh Stein, CEO & co-founder of WiseLayer

Investors

WiseLayer’s $7.2 million funding round was led by Canaan Partners, a firm renowned for its support of transformative fintech startups. Other participants included:

• Unpopular Ventures: Focused on fostering startups with unique market potential.
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• K5 Global: Known for backing groundbreaking technology firms.
• The Fintech Fund: A dedicated investor in financial technology innovations.

“The exceptional early traction that WiseLayer has achieved with its many large customers demonstrates a clear market need.”

Brendan Dickinson, General Partner at Canaan Partners